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A Surprise Refresh: How Bella Used Halcyon Varnish to Transform Taj's Cabin
Life aboard a sailing vessel is equal parts adventure and upkeep. For the crew of Sailing Catalpa — an Australian family living and cruising full time — those two things have a way of colliding at the best possible moments....
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 11: Garboard Pattern and Plank
We hope you’ll be thankful that Lou is back this week – and a few days early – so you’re not pacing around the turkey table waiting for the Thursday...
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TotalBoat Gear For the Holidays – Belt, Hat and Tees!
You can be a star this holiday for wearing or gifting a TotalBoat belt, hat or tee. Many of you are familiar with the TotalBoat belt, worn by Lou in...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 10 – Compression Steam Bending
Louis is switching things up this week and stepping away from the Dory mold to start steam bending the wood for the stem. It’s going to be made out of a...
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Welcome Back to Shop Night!
The weather here in New England is finally indicating that it’s fall after a long, perfect summer, well into this first full week of November. With fall comes the hauling...
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Acorn to Arabella: Steaming & Laminating Timbers
The response was overwhelming with admiration and awe for the backyard boatbuilders, Steve and Alix, from the Acorn to Arabella video series. We thought you might love another episode of...
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Building The TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 9 – Routing Frames
Louis is back and he’s ready to get to work! With our jig complete, it’s time to start building the TotalBoat Sport Dory. Lou starts by planing down the edge of...
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TotalBoat Ambassadors Win The Seven Boat Volvo Ocean Race Fleet
Congrats to our two TotalBoat Ambassadors, Charlie Enright and Nick Dana, who have just thrown down an impressive victory in the seven boat Volvo Ocean Race fleet. Sure, it’s just the...
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Boatbuilding from Scratch: Meet the Acorn to Arabella Team
We got to meet with the insanely motivated 2-man crew of “Acorn to Arabella” last week and we think, like us, that you’ll appreciate what they have to share with...
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Episode 8 – Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory
In Episode 8 of Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory, Lou continues with the building of the all-important jig that the Sport Dory itself will be built upon. In the last...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory – Episode 8: Gluing with Epoxy
In Episode 8 of Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory, Lou continues with the building of the all-important jig that the Sport Dory itself will be built upon. In the last...
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Tips From a Shipwright with Lou Sauzedde at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
“Tips From a Shipwright” with Louis Sauzedde & Halsey Fulton October 19th, 2017 6:00 PM – TOMORROW NIGHT! Come join Louis Sauzedde for an evening of Tips from a Shipwright....
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Helping You Succeed When Using TotalBoat Epoxy Products
Have you noticed the soft, witty voice behind our TotalBoat.com product descriptions? We’re guessing not. But we think that it’s worth pointing out to you because our product description writer,...
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